The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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March 27, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards George L. Gottwerth's request for a 12-day leave of absence due to sickness. Gottwerth works as a fireman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: George L. Gottwerth's Request for Leave of Absence 570.42 KB
March 29, 1905
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs help in locating C. T. Stranahan and Voorhees if they remain in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Assistance in Locating Indian Service Employees452.97 KB
March 30, 1905
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (H. W. Leaman) and those who have changed positions (Emma H. Foster and Frank B. Green). The report includes position title and salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, March 1905880.5 KB
March 30, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer acknowledges receipt of a circular from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs mandating that "authorized Indian Irregular Employees" must be paid at the end of each week.
Mercer argues that this new rule should not…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rules Regarding Paying Student Employees, March 1905548.68 KB
March 30, 1905
William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, March 1905521.37 KB
March 31, 1905
E. A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior, replies to an inquiry regarding the use of the appropriation for an addition to the hospital at the Carlisle Indian School. Hitchcock states that the appropriation can be used to construct a new…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hitchcock Provides Clarity on Appropriation for New Hospital695.25 KB
March 31, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1905. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, March 1905471.52 KB
April 1905
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on March 31, 1905.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 19051.12 MB
April 3, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Ellen Macy (here Ellen Macey) of tuberculosis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of the Death of Ellen Macy527.57 KB
April 5, 1905
William A. Mercer requests from the Office of Indian Affairs information on the Lewis and Clark Exposition after receiving a letter from Chemawa Indian School Superintendent Edwin L. Chalcraft. Mercer notes that the school has had a small exhibit…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Information Regarding Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905552.93 KB
April 5, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to have a local engineer create topographical maps of the school grounds to correct errors including the locations of the main pipe line and the school cemetery. In addition, Mercer notes that the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Plan to Create New Building Plans and Topographical Maps818.89 KB
April 5, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the permanent appointment of Florence N. Head as an assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer states that Head has been transferred to the seamstress department and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for Transfer of Florence N. Head830.18 KB
April 5, 1905
William A. Mercer requests an increase in the salary of Margaret O. Eckert as an Assistant Matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Increase in Salary for Margaret O. Eckert566.57 KB
April 5, 1905
W. A. Mercer requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, April 19051.27 MB
April 5, 1905
Richard Henry Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, attitude towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries and position titles.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Semi-Annual Efficiency Report of Employees, 1905764.2 KB
April 5-6, 1906
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (George Brown Jr.). The report includes position titles and salary. Attached is Mercer's recommendation appointment letter for Brown as an assistant cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Letter of Recommendation, April 1905879.13 KB
April 6, 1905
Superintendent William A. Mercer submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1905 amounting to $350.72 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 1905570.14 KB
April 7, 1905
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1905 amounting to $21,048.30 for support of the school, $13,450.00 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 19052.06 MB
April 8, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards nurse M. S. Barr's application for a 30-day leave of absence on account of the illness of her sister.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. S. Barr's Application for Leave of Absence 557.61 KB
April 10, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to Education Circular #119 dated April 7, 1905 asking for data to distribute funds for the transportation of students. Mercer states that as the transportation costs for Carlisle are paid from the appropriation that he…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Education Circular #119 Regarding Transportation Funds368.59 KB
April 10, 1905
Fred J. Erfert of the Missoula, Montana Chamber of Commerce requests a copy of the Office of Indian Affairs reply to their inquiry regarding the removal of the Carlisle Indian School to the Western United States.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Copy of Reply to Moving Carlisle School to Missoula425.96 KB
April 11, 1905
Superintendent W. A. Mercer advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Miss Carter's leave of absence was due to sickness. Mercer also informs the Commissioner that Carter died on March 11th. He requests the Commissioner to approve Miss…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Death of Teacher Florence M. Carter361.86 KB
April 11, 1905
J. R. Wise replies to Education Circular 120 from C. F. Larrabee with the correct location, post-office and telegraphic addresses, and the nearest railroad station. Wise provides a breakdown of the usual routes for passenger and freight routes.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Responds to Education Circular 120 with Location and Railroad Information414.36 KB
April 12, 1905
William A. Mercer requests Florence N. Head to be transferred to the position of seamstress at another school in the Indian School Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Florence N. Head to Another School368.76 KB
April 12, 1905
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has separately sent them school room papers and unmounted drawings for the Lewis and Clark/Portland Exposition. Wise also discusses the type of industrial materials to be included and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Provides Information Related to the Lewis and Clark Exposition630.21 KB